Category: Cannabusiness

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Cannabis business news, commentary and analysis

June 24, 2014
06/24/2014
Medical Marijuana 101: Mass. Doctors Head to the Classroom

Medical Marijuana 101: Mass. Doctors Head to the Classroom

“I’d like to start helping people get their mind wrapped around what are we talking about today with a case,” Dr. Alan Ehrlich said, looking out over...
June 23, 2014
06/23/2014
Tips for Buying Legal Weed in Colorado: Shake, a Great Deal on a Budget

Tips for Buying Legal Weed in Colorado: Shake, a Great Deal on a Budget

Colorado is now six months into recreational sales of marijuana, and by all rational accounts everything is going really well. Business is steady with customers both from the state...
June 20, 2014
06/20/2014
Piece of the Week | Trippin’ Rainbow Owl Pipe

Piece of the Week | Trippin’ Rainbow Owl Pipe

‘Heady’ is the first word that comes to mind when I gaze into this hypnotic rainbow owl belly. I think I’m comin’ up just looking at it....
June 20, 2014
06/20/2014
350 Pounds of Hemp Seeds Seized at US-Canada Border

350 Pounds of Hemp Seeds Seized at US-Canada Border

Hundreds of pounds of industrial hemp seeds bound from Canada to Colorado have been seized by federal authorities in North Dakota, marking the latest bump along the...
June 18, 2014
06/18/2014
Instafire: Secret Cup McDoogle Glass Heady Tube

Instafire: Secret Cup McDoogle Glass Heady Tube

Every once in a while I like to stop and smell the roses. In between all of the free sample dabs at the Secret Cup there is...
June 18, 2014
06/18/2014
Product Review: Rastraberry Soda

Product Review: Rastraberry Soda

At the dispensary the other day I picked up a cannabis-infused soda called Rastraberry. I’ve never had a cannabis-infused drink, so I decided to give it a...
June 17, 2014
06/17/2014
Burglaries at Denver Marijuana Shops Slow, But Industry Still Worried

Burglaries at Denver Marijuana Shops Slow, But Industry Still Worried

Even with the start of legal recreational marijuana sales 5½ months ago, burglaries and robberies at all pot businesses in Denver are on pace for their lowest...
June 17, 2014
06/17/2014
Illinois Investors Jump Into Marijuana Business

Illinois Investors Jump Into Marijuana Business

Investors around Illinois are jockeying for positions in the marijuana business as they wait for the state’s new medical marijuana law to kick in, which will allow...
June 16, 2014
06/16/2014
Instafire: 420 Audio High-Fi Bluetooth Wireless Speaker

Instafire: 420 Audio High-Fi Bluetooth Wireless Speaker

Posted by @diablodabs It’s all about the stylish pot culture these days. I came across this Instafire myself on Twitter and had to share it with my fellow...
June 13, 2014
06/13/2014
Piece of the Week | Harry Potter Golden Snitch Pipe

Piece of the Week | Harry Potter Golden Snitch Pipe

Harry Potter fans, rejoice! At last, the evidence of your master Quidditch skills will be in your hand for all to see. Don’t let those gorgeous iridescent...
June 13, 2014
06/13/2014
Just Say No to Marijuana Tax, ‘No Over Taxation’ Sues

Just Say No to Marijuana Tax, ‘No Over Taxation’ Sues

Colorado overtaxes marijuana and is engaging in criminal activity by taxing something that is federally a crime, a “registered issue committee” called No Over Taxation claims in...
June 13, 2014
06/13/2014
Instafire: First a Nug Then a Slab – Secret Cup

Instafire: First a Nug Then a Slab – Secret Cup

This should be the standard for how to display errl. You can tell a lot about shatter by looking at it and smelling it, but nothing spills...
June 12, 2014
06/12/2014
San Jose Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Face Tough New Rules

San Jose Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Face Tough New Rules

The San Jose City Council’s 7-3 vote Tuesday evening limits existing and new pot shops to a handful of select industrial areas that make up less than...
June 12, 2014
06/12/2014
Leafly Says “App of the Year” Win Represents Maturation of the Cannabis Industry

Leafly Says “App of the Year” Win Represents Maturation of the Cannabis Industry

Leafly was nominated for App of the Year alongside Parallels Access (an app that allows users to access a remote desktop via iPad), Microsoft Office’s iPad app,...
June 11, 2014
06/11/2014
Colorado Recreational Marijuana Sales, Taxes Boomed in April

Colorado Recreational Marijuana Sales, Taxes Boomed in April

Colorado recorded its biggest recreational marijuana tax haul yet in April, topping more than $3.5 million in sales and excise taxes on over $22 million in revenue....
June 10, 2014
06/10/2014
Hershey Sues Edible Marijuana Maker Over Punny Product Names

Hershey Sues Edible Marijuana Maker Over Punny Product Names

Hershey has sued TinctureBelle LLC, a Colorado company, over punny pot product names that the chocolate goliath believes are too close to its trademarked Reese’s, Heath, Almond Joy...
June 9, 2014
06/09/2014
Colorado Law Sets Up Marijuana Banks; Feds Must OK

Colorado Law Sets Up Marijuana Banks; Feds Must OK

Gov. John Hickenlooper signed legislation Friday that tries to establish the world’s first financial system for the newly legal marijuana industry in Colorado. It would allow pot businesses to...
June 9, 2014
06/09/2014
Edibles Review: Lick It Strips

Edibles Review: Lick It Strips

Marijuana edibles come in many different types these days, thanks to the growing medical and now recreational marijuana market in Colorado. A trip to any Denver dispensary...
June 6, 2014
06/06/2014
Piece of the Week | 3D Spiral Chillum

Piece of the Week | 3D Spiral Chillum

I have been called a minimalist, maybe that’s why I’m drawn to the straight, simple lines with a bit of visual spice in this 3D spiral glass...
June 5, 2014
06/05/2014
International Cannabis Update: Israel and Medical Marijuana

International Cannabis Update: Israel and Medical Marijuana

Take a look at cannabis news and politics from around the world in this new series, International Cannabis Update. This week features Israel and their rapidly expanding...